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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for plasma processing a substrate, and more particularly to a method and system for modulating power during plasma processing in order to adjust process uniformity.
- a (dry) plasma etch process can be utilized to remove or etch material along fine lines or within vias or contacts patterned on a silicon substrate.
- the plasma etch process generally involves positioning a semiconductor substrate with an overlying patterned, protective layer, for example a photoresist layer, in a processing chamber. Once the substrate is positioned within the chamber, an ionizable, dissociative gas mixture is introduced within the chamber at a pre-specified flow rate, while a vacuum pump is throttled to achieve an ambient process pressure.
- a plasma is formed when a fraction of the gas species present are ionized by electrons heated via the transfer of radio frequency (RF) power either inductively or capacitively, or microwave power using, for example, electron cyclotron resonance (ECR). Moreover, the heated electrons serve to dissociate some species of the ambient gas species and create reactant specie(s) suitable for the exposed surface etch chemistry.
- RF radio frequency
- ECR electron cyclotron resonance
- the heated electrons serve to dissociate some species of the ambient gas species and create reactant specie(s) suitable for the exposed surface etch chemistry.
- selected surfaces of the substrate are etched by the plasma. The process is adjusted to achieve appropriate conditions, including an appropriate concentration of desirable reactant and ion populations to etch various features (e.g., trenches, vias, contacts, etc.) in the selected regions of the substrate.
- substrate materials where etching is required include silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ), low-k and ultra low-k dielectric materials, poly-silicon
- the present invention relates to a method and system for etching a substrate.
- a method and system for etching a substrate using plasma enhanced by a ballistic electron beam.
- a method and system for adjusting the spatial distribution of electron beam flux in a ballistic electron beam enhanced plasma etching process.
- a method for treating, and a computer readable medium with program instructions to cause a computer system to control a plasma process system having a ballistic electron beam to etch a thin film on a substrate comprising: disposing the substrate on a substrate holder in the plasma processing system; coupling direct current (DC) power to an electrode within the plasma processing system in order to create the ballistic electron beam; coupling alternating current (AC) power to the electrode or the substrate holder or both in order to form plasma in the plasma processing system; modulating the amplitude of the AC power in order to adjust the spatial distribution of electron beam flux for the ballistic electron beam; and etching the thin film with the plasma and the ballistic electron beam.
- DC direct current
- AC alternating current
- a plasma processing system configured to etch a substrate
- a plasma processing chamber configured to facilitate the formation of plasma
- a substrate holder coupled to the plasma processing chamber and configured to support the substrate
- FIG. 1 presents a schematic representation of a plasma processing system according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 presents exemplary radial distributions of power density for a capacitively coupled plasma processing system
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a plasma processing system according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a plasma processing system according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of a plasma processing system according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a plasma processing system according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a plasma processing system according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a plasma processing system according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 9 illustrates a method of treating a substrate using plasma according to another embodiment of the invention.
- pattern etching comprises the application of a thin layer of light-sensitive material, such as photoresist, to an upper surface of a substrate that is subsequently patterned in order to provide a mask for transferring this pattern to the underlying thin film on a substrate during etching.
- the patterning of the light-sensitive material generally involves exposure by a radiation source through a reticle (and associated optics) of the light-sensitive material using, for example, a micro-lithography system, followed by the removal of the irradiated regions of the light-sensitive material (as in the case of positive photoresist), or non-irradiated regions (as in the case of negative resist) using a developing solvent.
- this mask layer may comprise multiple sub-layers.
- a dry plasma etching process is often utilized, wherein plasma is formed from a process gas by coupling electromagnetic (EM) energy, such as radio frequency (RF) power, to the process gas in order to heat electrons and cause subsequent ionization and dissociation of the atomic and/or molecular composition of the process gas.
- EM electromagnetic
- RF radio frequency
- DC direct current
- the ballistic electron beam can enhance the properties of the dry plasma etching process by, for example, improving the etch selectivity between the underlying thin film (to be etched) and the mask layer, reducing charging damage such as electron shading damage, etc. Additional details regarding the generation of a ballistic electron beam are disclosed in pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/156,559, entitled “Plasma processing apparatus and method” and published as US patent application no. 2006/0037701 A1; the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- the plasma processing system comprises a first electrode 120 and a second electrode 172 disposed opposite each other within a process chamber, wherein the first electrode 120 is configured to support a substrate 125 .
- the first electrode 120 is coupled to a first RF generator 140 configured to provide RF power at a first RF frequency
- the second electrode 172 is coupled to a second RF generator 170 configured to provide RF power at a second RF frequency.
- the second RF frequency can be at a relatively higher RF frequency than the first RF frequency.
- the coupling of RF power to the first and second electrodes facilitates the formation of plasma 130 .
- the plasma processing system comprises a DC power supply 150 configured to provide a DC voltage to the second electrode 172 .
- the coupling of a negative DC voltage to the second electrode 172 facilitates the formation of ballistic electron beam 135 .
- the electron beam power is derived from the superposition of the negative DC voltage on the second electrode 172 .
- the application of negative DC power to the plasma processing system affects the formation of a ballistic (or collision-less) electron beam that strikes the surface of substrate 125 .
- the ballistic electron beam can be implemented with any type of plasma processing system, as will be shown below.
- the negative DC voltage is superimposed on a RF powered capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) processing system.
- CCP capacitively coupled plasma
- the uniformity of the electron beam flux I e (r) is also important.
- the electron beam is collision-less, it can transfer energy to the plasma via known physical phenomena, resulting in an increase in the bulk plasma density.
- One possible theory for the transfer of energy from the electron beam into the bulk plasma and its subsequent ionization may be a dual-stream plasma instability that couples the run-away electron beam energy into the ion wave.
- the bulk Boltzmann electrons of a particular energy group are electrostatically accelerated by the ion wave (gaining energy through Landau clamping) to a higher energy that subsequently ionizes neutral species.
- the source of electrons for the ballistic electron beam is secondary electrons generated from the ion bombardment of the second electrode 172 . Therefore, the uniformity of the ballistic electron beam flux to substrate 125 depends upon the uniformity of the plasma and ion flux to electrode 172 , as well as other parameters.
- the collision-less electron beam flux I e (r) can be expressed as: I e ( r ) ⁇ B1 n e ( r )[ V p ( r ) ⁇ V ( r )] 3/2 , (1)
- ⁇ B1 represents the ion Bohm velocity at electrode 172
- V p (r) represents the radial variation of the plasma potential
- V(r) represents the radial variation of the electrode potential (i.e., second electrode 172 )
- n e (r) represents the radial variation of the electron density (or bulk plasma density) at the edge of the sheath at the second electrode 172 .
- V p (r) represents the radial variation of the plasma potential
- V(r) represents the radial variation of the electrode potential (i.e., second electrode 172 )
- n e (r) represents the radial variation of the electron density (or bulk plasma density) at the edge of the sheath at the second electrode 172 .
- V p (r) represents the radial variation of the plasma potential
- n e (r) represents the radial variation of the electron density (or bulk plasma density) at the edge of the sheath at the second electrode 172 .
- VHF (RF power) amplitude modulation is utilized to alternate between E r 2 -domination and E z 2 -domination. In doing so, a prescribed distribution of n e (r) and V(r) can be achieved, while maintaining a substantially similar total power deposition into plasma 130 (per the process recipe).
- RF power modulation can provide a means for adjusting the spatial uniformity of the plasma density n e (r) and, hence, the electron beam flux I e (r).
- Plasma processing system 1 comprises a plasma processing chamber 8 configured to facilitate the formation of plasma, a substrate holder 2 coupled to the plasma processing chamber 8 and configured to support the substrate 3 , and an electrode coupled to the plasma processing chamber 8 and configured to contact the plasma. Additionally, plasma processing system 1 comprises an AC power system 4 coupled to the plasma processing chamber 8 and configured to couple at least one AC signal to the substrate holder 2 or the electrode or both in order to form the plasma, and a DC power system 5 coupled to the plasma processing chamber 8 and configured to couple a DC voltage to the electrode in order to form a ballistic electron beam through the plasma.
- plasma processing system 1 comprises an AC power modulation system 6 coupled to the AC power system 5 and configured to modulate the amplitude of one or more of the at least one AC signal in order to adjust the spatial distribution of the electron beam flux for the ballistic electron beam.
- plasma processing system 1 further comprises a controller 7 coupled to plasma processing chamber 8 , substrate holder 2 , AC power system 4 , DC power system 5 and AC power modulation system 6 , and configured to exchange data with each of these components in order to execute a process within the plasma processing chamber 8 to treat substrate 3 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a plasma processing system according to another embodiment.
- Plasma processing system 1 a comprising a plasma processing chamber 10 , substrate holder 20 , upon which a substrate 25 to be processed is affixed, and vacuum pumping system 30 .
- Substrate 25 can be a semiconductor substrate, a wafer or a liquid crystal display.
- Plasma processing chamber 10 can be configured to facilitate the generation of plasma in processing region 15 adjacent a surface of substrate 25 .
- An ionizable gas or mixture of gases is introduced via a gas injection system (not shown) and the process pressure is adjusted.
- a control mechanism (not shown) can be used to throttle the vacuum pumping system 30 .
- Plasma can be utilized to create materials specific to a pre-determined materials process, and/or to aid the removal of material from the exposed surfaces of substrate 25 .
- the plasma processing system 1 a can be configured to process a substrate of any size, such as 200 mm substrates, 300 mm substrates, or larger.
- Substrate 25 can be affixed to the substrate holder 20 via an electrostatic clamping system.
- substrate holder 20 can further include a cooling system or heating system that includes a re-circulating fluid flow that receives heat from substrate holder 20 and transfers heat to a heat exchanger system (not shown) when cooling, or transfers heat from the heat exchanger system to the fluid flow when heating.
- gas can be delivered to the back-side of substrate 25 via a backside gas system to improve the gas-gap thermal conductance between substrate 25 and substrate holder 20 .
- a backside gas system can be utilized when temperature control of the substrate is required at elevated or reduced temperatures.
- the backside gas system can comprise a two-zone gas distribution system, wherein the backside gas (e.g., helium) pressure can be independently varied between the center and the edge of substrate 25 .
- the backside gas e.g., helium
- heating/cooling elements such as resistive heating elements, or thermo-electric heaters/coolers can be included in the substrate holder 20 , as well as the chamber wall of the plasma processing chamber 10 and any other component within the plasma processing system 1 a.
- substrate holder 20 can comprise an electrode through which RF power is coupled to the processing plasma in process space 15 .
- substrate holder 20 can be electrically biased at a RF voltage via the transmission of RF power from a RF generator 40 through an optional impedance match network 42 to substrate holder 20 .
- the RF bias can serve to heat electrons to form and maintain plasma, or affect the ion energy distribution function within the sheath, or both.
- the system can operate as a reactive ion etch (RIE) reactor, wherein the chamber and an upper gas injection electrode serve as ground surfaces.
- RIE reactive ion etch
- a typical frequency for the RF bias can range from 0.1 MHz to 100 MHz.
- RF systems for plasma processing are well known to those skilled in the art.
- RF generator 40 can comprise an oscillator configured to generate an RF signal (or oscillator signal) at an RF frequency as described above, and an amplifier configured to amplify the RF signal and modulate the amplitude of the RF signal according to an amplitude modulation signal from a waveform signal generator.
- the amplifier can include a linear RF amplifier suitable for receiving an oscillator signal from the oscillator and an amplitude modulation signal from the waveform signal generator.
- an amplitude modulation signal output from the waveform signal generator is a pulse waveform.
- Another example of an amplitude modulation signal output from the waveform signal generator is a sinusoidal waveform.
- An exemplary system including the amplifier and an internal signal generator is a commercially available linear RF amplifier (Model line LPPA) from Dressier (2501 North Rose Drive, Placentia, Calif. 92670).
- the above amplifier is capable of operating in continuous mode as well as pulse mode with RF powers ranging from 400 to 8000 watts (W) at frequencies ranging from 10 to 500 MHz.
- the above amplifier can achieve pulse widths as short as 20 milliseconds.
- impedance match network 42 serves to improve the transfer of RF power to plasma in plasma processing chamber 10 by reducing the reflected power.
- Match network topologies e.g. L-type, ⁇ -type, T-type, etc.
- automatic control methods are well known to those skilled in the art.
- plasma processing system 1 a further comprises a direct current (DC) power supply 50 coupled to an upper electrode 52 opposing substrate 25 .
- the upper electrode 52 may comprise an electrode plate.
- the electrode plate may comprise a silicon-containing electrode plate.
- the electrode plate may comprise a doped silicon electrode plate.
- the DC power supply can include a variable DC power supply.
- the DC power supply can include a bipolar DC power supply.
- the DC power supply 50 can further include a system configured to perform at least one of monitoring adjusting, or controlling the polarity, current, voltage, or on/off state of the DC power supply 50 . Once plasma is formed, the DC power supply 50 facilitates the formation of a ballistic electron beam.
- An electrical filter may be utilized to de-couple RF power from the DC power supply 50 .
- the DC voltage applied to electrode 52 by DC power supply 50 may range from approximately ⁇ 2000 volts (V) to approximately 1000 V.
- the absolute value of the DC voltage has a value equal to or greater than approximately 100 V, and more desirably, the absolute value of the DC voltage has a value equal to or greater than approximately 500 V.
- the DC voltage has a negative polarity.
- the DC voltage is a negative voltage having an absolute value greater than the self-bias voltage generated on a surface of the upper electrode 52 .
- the surface of the upper electrode 52 facing the substrate holder 20 may be comprised of a silicon-containing material.
- Vacuum pump system 30 can include a turbo-molecular vacuum pump (TMP) capable of a pumping speed up to 5000 liters per second (and greater) and a gate valve for throttling the chamber pressure.
- TMP turbo-molecular vacuum pump
- a 1000 to 3000 liter per second TMP can be employed.
- TMPs can be used for low pressure processing, typically less than 50 mTorr.
- a mechanical booster pump and dry roughing pump can be used.
- a device for monitoring chamber pressure (not shown) can be coupled to the plasma processing chamber 10 .
- the pressure measuring device can be, for example, a Type 628B Baratron absolute capacitance manometer commercially available from MKS Instruments, Inc. (Andover, Mass.).
- plasma processing system 1 a further comprises a controller 90 that comprises a microprocessor, memory, and a digital I/O port capable of generating control voltages sufficient to communicate and activate inputs to plasma processing system 1 a as well as monitor outputs from plasma processing system 1 a .
- controller 90 can be coupled to and can exchange information with RF generator 40 , impedance match network 42 , DC power supply 50 , the gas injection system (not shown), vacuum pumping system 30 , as well as the backside gas delivery system (not shown), the substrate/substrate holder temperature measurement system (not shown), and/or the electrostatic clamping system (not shown).
- a program stored in the memory can be utilized to activate the inputs to the aforementioned components of plasma processing system 1 a according to a process recipe in order to perform the method of etching a thin film.
- controller 90 is a DELL PRECISION WORKSTATION 610TM, available from Dell Corporation, Austin, Tex.
- Controller 90 may be locally located relative to the plasma processing system 1 a , or it may be remotely located relative to the plasma processing system 1 a via an internet or intranet. Thus, controller 90 can exchange data with the plasma processing system 1 a using at least one of a direct connection, an intranet, or the internet. Controller 90 may be coupled to an intranet at a customer site (i.e., a device maker, etc.), or coupled to an intranet at a vendor site (i.e., an equipment manufacturer). Furthermore, another computer (i.e., controller, server, etc.) can access controller 90 to exchange data via at least one of a direct connection, an intranet, or the internet.
- a customer site i.e., a device maker, etc.
- a vendor site i.e., an equipment manufacturer
- another computer i.e., controller, server, etc.
- controller 90 can access controller 90 to exchange data via at least one of a direct connection, an intranet, or the internet.
- the plasma processing system 1 b can be similar to the embodiment of FIG. 3 or 4 and further comprise either a stationary, or mechanically or electrically rotating magnetic field 60 , in order to potentially increase plasma density and/or improve plasma processing uniformity, in addition to those components described with reference to FIG. 3 .
- controller 90 can be coupled to magnetic field system 60 in order to regulate the speed of rotation and field strength.
- the design and implementation of a rotating magnetic field is well known to those skilled in the art.
- the plasma processing system 1 c can be similar to the embodiment of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 , and can further comprise an RF generator 70 configured to couple RF power to upper electrode 52 through an optional impedance match network 72 .
- a typical frequency for the application of RF power to upper electrode 52 can range from about 0.1 MHz to about 200 MHz.
- a typical frequency for the application of power to the substrate holder 20 (or lower electrode) can range from about 0.1 MHz to about 100 MHz.
- the RF frequency coupled to the upper electrode 52 can be relatively higher than the RF frequency coupled to the substrate holder 20 .
- the RF power to the upper electrode 52 from RF generator 70 can be amplitude modulated, or the RF power to the substrate holder 20 from RF generator 40 can be amplitude modulated, or both RF powers can be amplitude modulated. Desirably, the RF power at the higher RF frequency is amplitude modulated.
- controller 90 is coupled to RF generator 70 and impedance match network 72 in order to control the application of RF power to upper electrode 70 .
- the design and implementation of an upper electrode is well known to those skilled in the art.
- the DC power supply 50 may be directly coupled to upper electrode 52 , or it may be coupled to the RF transmission line extending from an output end of impedance match network 72 to upper electrode 52 .
- An electrical filter may be utilized to de-couple RF power from DC power supply 50 .
- the plasma processing system 1 d can, for example, be similar to the embodiments of FIGS. 3 , 4 and 5 , and can further comprise an inductive coil 80 to which RF power is coupled via RF generator 82 through an optional impedance match network 84 .
- RF power is inductively coupled from inductive coil 80 through a dielectric window (not shown) to plasma processing region 15 .
- a typical frequency for the application of RF power to the inductive coil 80 can range from about 10 MHz to about 100 MHz.
- a typical frequency for the application of power to the chuck electrode can range from about 0.1 MHz to about 100 MHz.
- inductive coil 80 can be a “spiral” coil or “pancake” coil in communication with the plasma processing region 15 from above as in a transformer coupled plasma (TCP) reactor.
- ICP inductively coupled plasma
- TCP transformer coupled plasma
- the plasma can be formed using electron cyclotron resonance (ECR).
- ECR electron cyclotron resonance
- the plasma is formed from the launching of a Helicon wave.
- the plasma is formed from a propagating surface wave.
- the plasma processing system 1 e can, for example, be similar to the embodiments of FIGS. 3 , 4 and 5 , and can further comprise a second RF generator 44 configured to couple RF power to substrate holder 20 through another optional impedance match network 46 .
- a typical frequency for the application of RF power to substrate holder 20 can range from about 0.1 MHz to about 200 MHz for either the first RF generator 40 or the second RF generator 44 or both.
- the RF frequency for the second RF generator 44 can be relatively greater than the RF frequency for the first RF generator 40 .
- the RF power to the substrate holder 20 from RF generator 40 can be amplitude modulated, or the RF power to the substrate holder 20 from RF generator 44 can be amplitude modulated, or both RF powers can be amplitude modulated. Desirably, the RF power at the higher RF frequency is amplitude modulated.
- controller 90 is coupled to the second RF generator 44 and impedance match network 46 in order to control the application of RF power to substrate holder 20 .
- the design and implementation of an RF system for a substrate holder is well known to those skilled in the art.
- the plasma processing system can comprise various elements, such as described in FIGS. 1 through 8 , and combinations thereof.
- FIG. 9 presents a flow chart of a method for etching a thin film using a plasma processing system having a ballistic electron beam according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Procedure 500 begins at 510 with disposing a substrate in a plasma processing system configured to form both plasma and a ballistic electron beam.
- DC power is coupled to the plasma processing system.
- the DC voltage applied to the plasma processing system by a DC power supply may range from approximately ⁇ 2000 volts (V) to approximately 1000 V.
- the absolute value of the DC voltage has a value equal to or greater than approximately 100 V, and more desirably, the absolute value of the DC voltage has a value equal to or greater than approximately 500 V.
- the DC voltage has a negative polarity.
- the DC voltage is a negative voltage having an absolute value greater than that is a self-bias voltage generated on an electrode surface of the plasma processing system.
- RF power is coupled to the plasma processing system and, in 540 , plasma is formed.
- the amplitude of the RF power is modulated in order to adjust the spatial distribution of the generated ballistic electron beam flux.
- the RF power can, for example, be modulated between approximately 100 W and 10000 W, and desirably, it can be modulated between approximately 400 W and approximately 5000 W. Additionally, the frequency of modulation can be varied between approximately 0.01 Hz and approximately 1 kHz.
- the amplitude modulation, the frequency of modulation, or the duty cycle for amplitude modulation, or a combination of two or more thereof may be varied in order to achieve a desirable distribution of electron beam flux or process result.
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